Fear Grips my H E A R T {Kazzy, OPEN}

[Rikaeyu Osomage]

Fear gripped up Rikaeyu’s heart. She couldn’t help but feel such fear, though. She was standing on the inside of the one building that frightened her most. She kept wondering, ’Will they find me out?’[/color] She was a big, well growing, criminal. And she couldn’t get caught because if she was, her life at SHS and in the US would be over.

But, thankfully, she wasn’t in Arkham because she was being instituted into the place. She was here because she was going on a tour. Yes, a tour. They didn’t have them often but she had been able to pull some strings to get in one. She heard that one or two other kids from SHS might be going on the tour with her. That was why she sat in the waiting area, wondering how long it would take till the tour actually started.

The weather was starting to get cold again, so she was happy that she wasn’t getting stares every time she walked around in her usually hoody, which was a black hoody that held the image of Rinoa Heartilly from Final Fantasy Eight on the back, a pair of black skinnies, and her usual pair of gloves. The gloves were black, of course, and had grips on the palms.

Riyu began to tap her fingers impatiently on the chair, wishing whoever else was coming would get there or that the tour would start. Her mind kept pulling her towards Drew, Damian, and, surprisingly enough, Conrad.

[Kazza]

Ipod in her ears blaring out Gothic Lolita, Kazza slouched her way into the asylum, hands shoved deep into the pockets of her fleecy white jumper. She didn't know why she was here exactly; some teacher had asked her if she wanted to go on a field trip and she'd immediately agreed. Anything was better than suffering through double maths with surds and 3D trigonomitry.

Thankfully, the guards at the entrance only gave her a curious glance before waving her through, which was lucky, considering the pocket knives concealled in her voluminous pockets. Not that she needed knives to be dangerous... The though drew a slight grin to her face, teasing the corners of her lips gently upwards, which earnt her a puzzled look from yet another guard. She flashed him a dazzling grin, before poking her tongue out at him once he'd turned away. "Bloody guards..."

It didn't take her long to spot the other student coming on the tour. This was a girl that she didn't know, wearing all black clothes and tapping her fingers impatiently. She could almost smell the fear and jumpiness that clung to the stranger. Obviously, she was nervous about this, but also a little excited. Great. So long as she didn't chatter on endlessly, though, she couldn't be that bad...

Sighing resigndedly, Kazza walked over and sat down in the chair next to her, crossing her legs over and absently bobbing her muddy trainers. She absently wondered whether anyone else was coming, and whether the tour would start soon. She didn't want to sit around waiting for too long, after all.

[Drew Wallace]

Drew groaned as the bus came to a screeching stop. There were a few scheduled tours of Arkham Asylum for the students of SHs today, and students were randomly selected to go. And of course, Drew was selected. He knew the reason why they were going to this place though. It was to scare students. Scare them into doing the right thing, so they won't end up in this hell hole.

It wasn't like Drew hadn't been to Arkham before. Actually, he had been looking around the outside of the creepy building a couple of weeks ago before he ran into a friend. That was after the fact that he had shot someone down in cold blood. It wasn't his fault though. Well, actually it kind of was. He had pulled the trigger, leading this girl to her doom. But it was just one of those times where he had been to paranoid for his own good. The city is in ruins, right? It could've happened to anyone.

Drew had changed over th epast couple of weeks. His guilt and fear had begun to fade, and he didn't mind that he had killed someone. It was something that he knew he could use if anyone had ever bothered him again. He wasn't the same defenseless twerp that he had been when he first entered the school. Drew could stick up for himself, and take care of anyone who stood in his way.

He was still smart, though sometimes his anger clouded his judgement, which recently ended up with a student who had been messing with him recieving a broken nose. Yes, life has been at its best for Drew.

He climbed out of his seat and set out into the asylum, following the crowd of people he was assigned with. As soon as he entered, he had already plotted a way to escape the others and take his own tour around the 'famous' Gotham City.

[Rikaeyu Osomage]

Her impatience was growing, her impotent tapping growing faster and faster. What the hell? How long was it really going to take to actually get this show on the road. Her thoughts were racing, growing here and there and then back again as she pondered. What to do? Maybe she could get them to start sooner? Maybe she cou-

Her thoughts were interrupted as she saw a figure out of the corner of her eye. Someone was approaching. The scent of a wolf filled her nostrils, catching Rikku’s attention. A werewolf went to her school? That was new information to her. It was rather interesting, too. She was going to need to actually look into this girl a little bit. But not now, she was still not in the right mood to talk.

Well, she hadn’t been. Not until another scent filled her. It was the scent of her best friend, her only true friend at the school. Riyu’s eyes grew big as happiness filled her. She didn’t really care all that much to the smell of mischief radiating off of him. She stood up and waved her arms in an attempt to get his attention. ”Hey Drew! You are here too? “

[Kazza]

By the time that Drew walked in with the rest of the students, the teen had bored of listening to loud music. She'd turned the sound down so far that even with her superior hearing she was forced to strain to hear the song. No one would be able to criticise her taste in music unless they stole her iPod now. Well, either that or if they had extremely good hearing.

The were gave each of the new-comers a cursory glance, her eyes lingering on Drew a moment longer that the others due to his mischievous emotions, which mixed with his unique scent. Kazza then returned her gaze to the white-washed walls, hopefully before Drew could become suspicious, already having lost interest.

The shape-shifter stood slowly, slumping into her baggy clothes that made her real build impossible to determine. It was with bleak eyes that she scanned over her surroundings for a second time. Everything about this place had been boring to her so far, but it could definitely be worse; it could be maths. However, when she'd agreed to come, she had, admittedly, been hoping that it might be vaguely interesting. So far, her hopes had been all but squashed beneath the canvas shoelace-less shoes of the guards.

Apparently, most of the students part-taking in the tour had a friend somewhere in the crowd but, with her anti-social tendencies, Kazza ended up standing in the corner all by herself. She was ignored by pretty much everyone around her. None of them were interested in a thirteen year old misfit, who, as far as they knew, didn't have any powers of interest. She could tell what they thought about her from their faces, and it amused her that they all dismissed her so quickly. If it was a full moon, not a single one of them would consider her harmless, think her not very strong.

Surprised and slightly cross at the path her thoughts were wandering down, Kazza took out her iPod and fast-forwarded through the current song. She blatantly ignored the annoyed look she'd just earned from one of the nearby asylum staff, and surveyed the room from her discreet corner. For some reason her gaze couldn't help but be drawn towards Rikeyeau; something to do with the way she smelt. Her scent had something in it that she couldn't quite put her finger on. Kazza closed her eyes and, pretending to nod her head in time with her music, breathed deeply, struggling to discern just what was the quality that she could smell in the other girl's scent.

[Drew Wallace]

Drew focused in on the people in the entrance area of the famous asylum. He hadn't realized exactky how many students would be going on this field trip. From where he was standing, the whole place just looked like a jumbled mess of colors and faces. In a way, this was a good thing, because it would make his escape easier than he had already planned.

”Hey Drew! You are here too?"[/b] His eyes scanned towards the area where the voice was coming from. It was extremely familiar, and he couldn't help but grin at who it was. Drew pushed past people, making his way over towards Rikaeyu. "Hey, uh, yeah I'm here. Well duh, where else would I be?" He answered her as he shoved his hands into his black sweatshirts pockets.

The tour began soon after that, and they were all huddled into a hallway that lead to the holding cells. "So, I can tell that you don't wanna be here, and I really don't want to be here...so I have an idea on escaping this horrible, inhumane, place," Drew flashed a marvelous smile at Rikaeyu, before noticing a young girl by herself. And she obviously had no interest in this place at all.

"Do you know that girl?" He asked, Rikku, nodding his head towards Kazza. "I'm gonna see if she wants to come with us," Drew concluded before Rikaeyu had a chance to answer, already having his mind made up. He pushed past people until he made it where Kazza was standing.

"Erm, hi. You look kinda bored...and I was wondering if you wanted to get out of this place with my friend and I?" Drew flashed another one of his grins as the girl contemplated. He was in kind of a good mood today, which was new for him. Good days were scarce, and he was going to make sure this one was memorable.

[Kazza]

It didn't take long for the teachers to start herding them into the hallways of Arkham Asylum, causing her to immediately lose sight of Drew and Rikaeyu. The shuffling crowd and bellowing teenagers reminded Kazza of a cattle station she'd once visited. She didn't like the feeling of being treated like live-stock, didn't like crowds, too much unnecessary noise and shoving, so the day had already taken a negative turn.

Snapped out of her musings by indignant murmurs and the sound of someone pushing through the crowd towards her, Kazza pulled out her headphones, turned off her iPod and carefully shoved it as deep in her pockets as possible. If she was about to get in trouble or a fight, then she didn't want anything hindering her movement or slowing her reaction time. When she saw who had come to find her, she frowned slightly in confusion. What did this stranger want with her?

His intentions quickly became apparent when he began to explain, flashing a dazzling grin afterwards. "Erm, hi. You look kinda bored...and I was wondering if you wanted to get out of this place with my friend and I?" She considered his question for a few seconds, dark eyes slightly narrowed. After a moment, she nodded hesitantly, brown hair falling in front of her eyes. She brushed it impatiently behind her ears and studied Drew as she talked. "Sure. I mean, as much as I love observing the crazies, I'm not all that keen on spending my day in an asylum..." All the time as she talked, she'd considered all the reasons why this stranger might have asked her to tag along. In the end, she gave up on wondering about it and decided to just enjoy the ride.

[Rikaeyu Osomage]

The Grecian rolled her eyes playfully. ”Well, sorry, Drew. I was told that this was an option, not a must, Drew,” she teased. She didn’t know why she seemed so playful. Especially since but a few moments ago she felt nervous and, well, not in the best of moods. Yet now she was as happy as she could ever be!

. "So, I can tell that you don't wanna be here, and I really don't want to be here...so I have an idea on escaping this horrible, inhumane, place."

The girl nearly swooned when he gave her that marvelous smile. She had never seen it before, it was so different from the usual Drew she knew. And she really liked this new Drew. ”Mister Mischievous?” she teased. ”Well, as long as we don’t get into too much trouble, sure, I’m game.” she didn’t tell him how this whole field trip was all her doing. He didn’t need to know that.

He said something about the girl, the Were, and didn’t even give her enough time to answer. She was so close to answering but he had already made up his mind and went to talk to her. Rikku blinked her eyes and sighed. Oh well, three was company after all. She simply waited for his return.

[Drew Wallace]

"Sure. I mean, as much as I love observing the crazies, I'm not all that keen on spending my day in an asylum..."

Drew grinned again, this was exactly what he had wanted to hear. "Okay, so just follow me over to where my other friend is, so we can work out the details of our escape," He explained, and signalled Kazza to follow him back over towards where Rikaeyu was.

He was kind of excited. Okay, actually, he was extremely kind of excited. Drew had never really done anything against the rules that could lead to possible destruction. But this was going to be his first time, and he had to make the best of it. It was true, Drew was beginning to move away from the shy, know-it-all student to the kind that does whatever the hell he wants.

"Okay, so for my idea to escape," He started, once they were all together. "Is that both o fyou hold on to me, and I turn invisible. If I am correct, then you'll both become invisible as well, because it has worked when I do it to objects, so why wouldn't it work on actual people?" Drew concluded.

"If any of you have a better idea, feel free to say it," He stated, making sure that whatever ideas they had on their mind was examined before they made their attempt.

[Kazza]

Almost warily, Kazza followed Drew through the crowd over towards Rikaeyu. Even though she was much younger than practically everyone in the tour group, she was still just as tall as most of them, and it wasn't that hard to move; if people didn't move out of the way because they had subconsciously realised that she was a threat, then it was easy enough to push by them. Afterall, she was stronger than the average human. When she arrived, she listened in silence to the boy's proposal.

"Okay, so for my idea to escape, is that both of you hold on to me, and I turn invisible. If I am correct, then you'll both become invisible as well, because it has worked when I do it to objects, so why wouldn't it work on actual people?" Here, Drew paused for a second, and Kazza raised an eyebrow in question. He obviously didn't notice it, because he plowed right on. "If any of you have a better idea, feel free to say it,"

Silence followed his question, and the teenager had no intention of breaking it. Her powers were unsuitable for something like this. At least, not if they wanted to get out of the building without the police chasing after them, as well as Swat and possibly the military waiting outside. It all depended on how quickly people could respond. So, Kazza remained quiet and attentive, not really having any ideas.

[Rikaeyu Osomage]

Rikaeyu ‘Rikku’ Osomage

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HOW CAN YOU SEE INTO MY EYES
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At first, Rikku was thrilled at the idea of holding onto Drew. But then, something inside her twinged. A rather horrid question filled her mind. What if…

What if it doesn’t work? What if turning me invisible counteracts the slight protection of her gloves? What if she accidently saw into Drew’s mind? What if… What if… What if…!

”Y-you and…” she sniffed the air, figuring that the scent of dog was indeed coming off of the new girl. ”Wolf-girl can go that way… I-I’ll just… I’ll shift into a cat… or a rat or something and sneak out behind you,” she offered, her voice making her sound much more uncertain than it usually did. She didn’t want them to ask any questions but she didn’t want to leave them confused… ”Yo-you see, I have this one… never mind. I just don’t think it is a good idea for me to go invisible so…”

Rikaeyu was blabbering. Something that seemed to happen when an attack of anxiety or nervousness hits her. Taking in a deep breath, she smiled her good friend. ”I’ll be right back,” she cooed, turning and going towards one of the staff. She asked where she might find a restroom. The lady, a desk lady of sorts, told her where it was and she went towards it. Though her sweatshirt wasn’t tight, her skirt was, as well as her pants. If she shifted just right, she’d be able to make her shirt and pants, as well as most of her other garments meld into her. It didn’t always work and her hoodie, shoes, and gloves wouldn’t be able to shift with her. If only she had her costume on. It was specially made so that she could shift without it coming off of her.

The Grecian got to the bathroom, leaving a in the doorway, and shifted. To her glee, most of her clothes shifted, even her gloves! But her shoes and hoodie didn’t make it. Her form was a black and white cat. Her fur was mostly black. She had a big white blotch on her chest. Her front paws were black like her gloves and her back paws were white like her socks.

Purring, she slipped back through the door, leaving the shoe there. She had her hoodie in her mouth and was dragging it along. It was a bit hard to drag, but she seemed to manage. She headed back to where her friends had been. She couldn’t have taken anymore than three minutes (she kept good track of time and was rather quick when it came to shifting) so she expected to still be there. Rikku caught onto the scent of the new girl. ”Boy, that girl wreaks of dog and wolf. It is alright, but it is way too strong to be just an all around shifter,” she mewled roughly through the sweatshirt. People noticed the her, some jumping. The staff paid no mind to her, thinking that it was just a regular old cat. She looked well kempt, so it wasn’t like they would think she was a stray… but they did seem to keep a close eye on her.

Following the scents of Wolfie(she didn’t know what else to call her) and Drew, looking and hoping they were still there.

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YOU CAN’T JUST LEAVE ME
(bleed into me)

STATUS complete
WORD COUNT 549
COSTARRING kazzy & drew
WARDROBE click to see
OOC NOTES hope this thread template is okay… also, Dana… I was curious. Time wise, can we say this happened before our study session
CREDITS lyrics by evanescence graphics/template by me, angel